| Hot Wheels comprises die-cast toy cars. The name | | | | custom-built Volkswagen, Beatnik Bandit designed by |
| die-cast actually refers to the method used in making | | | | Ed Roth, Custom Barracuda, Custom Camaro, Custom |
| them. They were invented by Mattel in America in the | | | | Corvette, Custom cougar, Custom Eldorado, Custom |
| year 1968. Initially, the toys were bought for children to | | | | Firebird, Custom Fleet side, Custom Mustang, Custom |
| play with but these days even adults purchase them. | | | | T-Bird, Custom Volkswagen designed by Ira Gilford, |
| There has been major developments and various | | | | Deora, Ford J-Car, Hot Heap, Python designed by |
| types have been launched. The first cars were | | | | Dean Jefferies and Silhouette. |
| designed on a 1:64 scale but later the design changed | | | | The cars popularity has been changing. In 1969, Twin |
| to 1:43 scale. | | | | Mill was the best, it shifted to Sizzler the rechargeable |
| Many inventions have been made, Elliot Hander | | | | car in 1970. In 1985, Torino Tornado car became the |
| manufactured a range of die-cast toys for boys which | | | | most popular. Hot Wheels were specialized in series in |
| was a major success. Mattel released nearly sixteen | | | | 1995, for example, Model series or First Edition, and the |
| castings in 1968 of which eleven cars were designed | | | | Treasure Hunt Series. After five years, they introduced |
| by Marry Bentley Bradley. Other cars introduced are | | | | a new brand which had exquisite paint jobs. |